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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1990
Scott L Linke, Flora, IN (US);
Delco Electronics Corporation, Kokomo, IN (US);
Abstract
A single integrated circuit operable in either a single chip mode or a host dependent mode. The integrated circuit comprises mode select circuitry for selecting the single chip mode or the host dependent mode, data acquisition circuitry for acquiring signals pertaining to a parameter to be displayed, control circuitry including serial engine circuitry for computing a gage displacement value based on the signals acquired by the data acquisition circuitry and a memory register for storing a gage displacement command, serial circuitry effective when the single chip mode is selected to store the computer gage displacement value in the memory register, and when the host dependent mode is selected to store a remotely generated displacement value in the memory register, signal conversion circuitry for converting the gage displacement command stored in the memory register to air core gage assembly drive commands and providing the same on a serial communication channel, and output circuitry for driving the air core gage assembly in response to the commands received on the serial communication channel.